Dannell Ellerbe is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ellerbe in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ellerbe's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 23–24 | BAL | 11 | — | 31 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | BAL | 9 | — | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | BAL | 7 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | BAL | 13 | — | 73 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | MIA | 15 | — | 95 | 64 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,010 | 94.0% | 12 | 2.8% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | MIA | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 18 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | NO | 6 | — | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 250 | 63.2% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 30–31 | NO | 9 | — | 42 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 444 | 77.2% | 7 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 31–32 | PHI | 3 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 76 | 37.7% | 10 | 14.7% |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 325 | 238 | 87 | 23 | 22 | 10.5 | 55.5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2279 all-time of 4,695. 6.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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